PEOPLE JUDGE THE INTANGIBLE BY THE TANGIBLE

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A "service" is consumed at the time it's purchased. It can't be picked up and examined like a tool in the hardware store. You can't kick the tires of a service. To try it is to buy it. As a result, consumers look for signals that indicate what kind of service they will receive. Surprisingly, they also judge the quality of the service by similar tangibles.